Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Authorities ID Driver Killed In I-280 Crash Authorities ID Driver Killed In I-280 Crash
Authorities ID Driver Killed In I-280 Crash A 67-year-old Newark man died on a crash early Saturday morning on Interstate 280. A Chrysler passenger car was heading east when it was struck by a westbound Chevy Silverado  near mile post 13.5 in Newark around 4 a.m., NJSP Trooper Charles Marchan said. A Nissan Juke -- traveling behind the Chrysler -- struck the Chrysler and then the front of the Chevy struck the Nissan, Marchan said. The Chrysler and Nissan struck the right concrete curb. The Chrysler driver, Jerome C. Branham, died in the crash. The Chevy driver, a 21-year-old from Kinnelon, suffered moderate injuries while the…

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by Cecilia Levine
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Authorities ID Driver Killed In I-280 Crash Authorities ID Driver Killed In I-280 Crash
Authorities ID Driver Killed In I-280 Crash A 67-year-old Newark man died on a crash early Saturday morning on Interstate 280. A Chrysler passenger car was heading east when it was struck by a westbound Chevy Silverado  near mile post 13.5 in Newark around 4 a.m., NJSP Trooper Charles Marchan said. A Nissan Juke -- traveling behind the Chrysler -- struck the Chrysler and then the front of the Chevy struck the Nissan, Marchan said. The Chrysler and Nissan struck the right concrete curb. The Chrysler driver, Jerome C. Branham, died in the crash. The Chevy driver, a 21-year-old from Kinnelon, suffered moderate injuries while the…

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by Cecilia Levine
Middletown, NJ
News
HEROES: Off-Duty NJ Trooper, Passing Bicyclist Rescue Stranded Kayakers HEROES: Off-Duty NJ Trooper, Passing Bicyclist Rescue Stranded Kayakers
Heroes: Off-Duty NJ Trooper, Passing Bicyclist Rescue Stranded Kayakers A pair of kayakers who fell overboard into a Monmouth County creek were saved by a New Jersey State trooper and Good Samaritan, authorities said.  State Police Sgt. First Class Erin Smith was driving over the Glimmer Glass Bridge on Sunday when she noticed an overturned kayak, NJSP said on Facebook. Smith also spotted two orange life vests floating in Glimmer Glass Creek and two women struggling in the water, police said. Smith exited her vehicle, ran towards the bridge and asked the struggling women if they needed help, police said. Andrew Jacobs of Brielle, who was riding his bicyc…

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by Jon Craig
North Hunterdon, NJ
Police & Fire
State Police: Driver, 33, Killed In Fiery Tractor-Trailer Crash In Hunterdon County State Police: Driver, 33, Killed In Fiery Tractor-Trailer Crash In Hunterdon County
State Police: Driver, 33, Killed In Fiery Tractor-Trailer Crash In Hunterdon County A 33-year-old driver was pronounced dead at the scene of a fiery tractor-trailer crash in Hunterdon County Sunday afternoon, state police said. Michael Shorter of Atlanta, Georgia was driving the trailer through the intersection of Routes 519 and 619 in Milford when the vehicle ran off the road and struck a guardrail, a utility pole, the deck of a residence and a tree around 2 p.m., NJSP Trooper Lawrence Peele told Daily Voice. The cab of the trailer went up in flames and trapped Shorter, who was pronounced dead at the scene, Peele said. The intersection was closed for approximately 7 hour…

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by Valerie Musson
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
Off-Duty State Trooper Subdues Knife-Wielding Man In Dunkin Donuts Parking Lot Off-Duty State Trooper Subdues Knife-Wielding Man In Dunkin Donuts Parking Lot
Off-Duty State Trooper Subdues Knife-Wielding Man In Dunkin Donuts Parking Lot An off-duty New Jersey State Trooper subdued a man with a knife during an altercation in the parking lot of a Dunkin Donuts last month. Det. Sgt. Michael Nelson overheard two men arguing behind his car in the parking lot of a Dunkin Donuts in Freehold, and noticed one of them brandish a large knife and threaten the other man on May 28, authorities said. Nelson -- of the Troop “D” Criminal Investigation Office -- got out of his car, approached the suspect and identified himself as a New Jersey State Trooper. Nelson ordered the man to drop the knife, but the man retreated to h…

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by Cecilia Levine
North Hunterdon, NJ
Police & Fire
NJ State Police: Easton Man, 66, Hospitalized In 3-Car Crash On Route 57 In Warren County NJ State Police: Easton Man, 66, Hospitalized In 3-Car Crash On Route 57 In Warren County
NJ State Police: Easton Man, 66, Hospitalized In 3-Car Crash On Route 57 In Warren County One driver was hospitalized after three cars collided on Route 57 in Warren County Friday morning, state police said. The crash occurred near the intersection at Asbury Broadway Road in Franklin Township shortly before 6:30 a.m., NJSP spokesperson Alejandro Goez told Daily Voice. One of the drivers — a 66-year-old Easton man — was taken to St. Luke’s for medical treatment, Goez said. One lane remained partially closed as a result of a light pole that was hit and fell into the road during the crash, Goez said. No other injuries were reported in the crash, which remains under investigation.

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by Valerie Musson
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
State Police: Honda Goes Up In Flames, Shuts Down Route 80 Exit Ramp In Morris County State Police: Honda Goes Up In Flames, Shuts Down Route 80 Exit Ramp In Morris County
State Police: Honda Goes Up In Flames, Shuts Down Route 80 Exit Ramp In Morris County A Honda Accord went up in flames on Route 80 Thursday morning, causing the temporary shutdown of an exit ramp in Morris County, state police said. The sedan caught fire just before 9:15 a.m. on the Exit 45 ramp of Route 80 eastbound in Parsippany, NJSP Trooper Alejandro Goez told Daily Voice. The ramp was shut down for about an hour as crews doused the blaze and cleared the scene, Goez said. No injuries were reported.

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by Valerie Musson
North Hunterdon, NJ
Police & Fire
Driver Airlifted After Veering Off Route 80, Crashing Into Concrete Barrier, State Police Say Driver Airlifted After Veering Off Route 80, Crashing Into Concrete Barrier, State Police Say
Driver Airlifted After Veering Off Route 80, Crashing Into Concrete Barrier, State Police Say An Infiniti driver was airlifted with serious injuries after veering off Route 80 westbound and hitting a concrete barrier in Warren County Thursday night, state police said. The vehicle ran off the left side of the road, hit the barrier and overturned near milepost 8.6 in Knowlton Township just before 10:20 p.m., NJSP Sgt. Philip Curry told Daily Voice. The driver was airlifted to St. Luke’s Hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, Curry said. The crash remains under investigation, authorities said.

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by Valerie Musson
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Morris County Rollover Crash Shuts Down Route 80, Injures Both Drivers, State Police Say Morris County Rollover Crash Shuts Down Route 80, Injures Both Drivers, State Police Say
Morris County Rollover Crash Shuts Down Route 80, Injures Both Drivers, State Police Say Both drivers were injured — one of them seriously — after a Sunday evening rollover crash on Route 80 in Morris County, state police said. The crash occurred in the westbound lanes near milepost 28.4 in Roxbury Township, NJSP Sgt. Philip Curry told Daily Voice. A Kia hit the left guardrail, traveled back across the lanes and crashed into a Toyota before hitting the right guardrail and overturning around 5:15 p.m., Curry said. The Kia driver was seriously injured, and the Toyota driver sustained minor injuries in the crash, authorities said. The right and center lanes were shut down for ab…

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by Valerie Musson
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Driver Hospitalized, Route 287 Ramp Closed Following Morris County Tractor-Trailer Crash Driver Hospitalized, Route 287 Ramp Closed Following Morris County Tractor-Trailer Crash
Driver Hospitalized, Route 287 Ramp Closed Following Morris County Tractor-Trailer Crash A tractor-trailer driver was hospitalized in a crash that shut down a ramp on Route 287 in Morris County Thursday morning, state police said. The driver lost control of the truck, hit a curb and overturned on the northbound ramp at Exit 35 in Morristown just before 6:20 a.m., NJSP Sgt. Philip Curry told Daily Voice. The driver was taken to Morristown Medical Center for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, Curry said. The ramp remained closed as of 10 a.m. for the tractor-trailer removal, authorities said.

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by Valerie Musson
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
State Police: Woman, 26, Hospitalized After Truck Debris Shatters Windshield On Route 287 State Police: Woman, 26, Hospitalized After Truck Debris Shatters Windshield On Route 287
State Police: Woman, 26, Hospitalized After Truck Debris Shatters Windshield On Route 287 A 26-year-old woman was hospitalized Monday morning after the windshield of her SUV was shattered by truck debris on Route 287, state police said. Debris from a truck shattered the windshield of the the Honda Passport in the left southbound lane near exit 36 in Morris Township shortly before 8:20 a.m., NJSP Trooper Alejandro Goez told Daily Voice. The woman was taken to Morristown Medical Center for treatment of a hand injury, Goez said. The scene was clear by 9 a.m., police said.

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by Valerie Musson
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Jersey Shore Woman, 25, Dead, 4 Injured In Fiery Route 24 Chain Reaction Crash UPDATE: Jersey Shore Woman, 25, Dead, 4 Injured In Fiery Route 24 Chain Reaction Crash
Update: Jersey Shore Woman, 25, Dead, 4 Injured In Fiery Route 24 Chain Reaction Crash A 25-year-old Jersey Shore driver died in a Morris County crash Saturday, authorities said. Stephanie Santora, of Jackson, was behind the wheel of an unknown vehicle that was struck by a truck pulling a utility trailer east in the left lane of Route 24 near mile post 5.7 at 12:22 p.m., NJSP Sgt. Alejandro Goez said. The impact of the crash sent Santora's car into a Toyota RAV4, which then struck a Jeep Cherokee, Goez said. Santora's car went up in flames and she was pronounced dead, while her 26-year-old male passenger was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. The truck d…

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by Cecilia Levine